If you were hoping to secure one of these, you’re going to have a bad time.Source:AFP

NINTENDO’S decision to only release limited numbers of a revamped version of its original console was always going to cause drama.

The mini replica of the NES, which includes HDMI connectivity and 30 classic games built into the system, was in such high demand it crashed the website EB Games.

EB had announced it was increasing its server capacity to handle the expected demand for the Mini NES, but it clearly underestimated just how many people wanted to buy the console.

The video game and entertainment software retailer released a statement on Twitter saying there was unprecedented amount of traffic on its website in the hour and a half following the product going on sale.

“Despite juicing up our servers, our website just couldn’t cope with the record traffic of tens of thousands of enthusiastic gamers. We were running 45 servers, each with 32 CPUs, for a total of 1440 CPUs handling the website,” it wrote.

“On a normal Tuesday, we have about 500,000 page views. Yesterday we hit over 7,500,000.”